April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the colossal Japanese battleship Yamato, a maritime behemoth, set sail for ...
As Okinawa was invaded in April 1945, Japan launched a one-way surface strike built around Yamato, the largest battleship ever built, escorted by a cruiser and destroyers with fuel only for a single ...
Editor’s Note: A Good Thunder farm boy and pilot Ensign Jack Carl Fuller died 80 years ago Monday in one of the key battles to the U.S. winning World War II in the Pacific Theater. Research by his ...